A Guide to the Helen M. Anderson Papers, 1818-1912
A Collection in
the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 89.13
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Preferred Citation
Helen M. Anderson Papers, Manuscript 89.13, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Acquisition Information
Gift, 1989.
Biographical/Historical Information
Helen M. Anderson was a resident of Williamsburg, Va. during the Civil War.
Scope and Content Information
Correspondence mostly between Helen M. Anderson and U. S. Army officers occupying Williamsburg during the Civil War in 1862. Papers document the seizure of wine from Mrs. Anderson's house, its storage at the Eastern State Insane Asylum, Anderson's attempts to retrieve the wine, and the ultimate dispensing of the wine by the provost marshall. Correspondents include Lt. John Simpson, Lt. Col. S. E. Smith, and Capt. Flanagan of the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment. Also included are the will of Sarah (Mrs. Francis) Jerdone (1818), the will of Robert S. Bright (1912) and an autobiographical essay by Robert A. Bright (born in 1839 in Williamsburg).
Arrangement
Chronologically arranged.
Index Terms
- Anderson, Helen M.
- Bright, Robert A., b. 1839.
- Bright, Robert S., d. ca. 1912.
- Simpson, John.
- Smith, S. E.
- Wine and wine making--Virginia--Williamsburg.
- Eastern State Hospital (Va.)
- United States--Army--Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
- United States--History-- Civil War, 1861-1865--Occupied territories.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Confiscations and contributions.
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Anderson, Helen M.
- Bright, Robert A., b. 1839.
- Bright, Robert S., d. ca. 1912.
- Helen M. Anderson.
- Simpson, John.
- Smith, S. E.
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- United States--History-- Civil War, 1861-1865--Occupied territories.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Confiscations and contributions.
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.